Boardgame w/o a board???

[Grod_The_Giant]

There are games where TotM* works just fine, but I prefer not to pair it with exact ranges, movements, etc. D&D tends to warrant a grid.

*A terrible term, but sadly it seems to be catching on.

It works alright with small groups, but in big ones I prefer at least a rough reference map, even if I'm playing something like M&M where engagement ranges can be anywhere from "30ft" to "you see that guy in China?" Otherwise you just wind up with too many creatures on the board and too much downtime for TotM to be practical, in my experience.